Mangal Bagh, de-facto leader of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) has established a
tribe-based militia, which has successfully wrested control of the area from
criminal networks and the central government of Pakistan and has gained control
of approximately three quarters of Pakistan’s Khyber Agency within two years
since 2006. Bagh claims being Taliban but also being an enemy of foreign
mercenaries of Al-Qaida.

It is a black flag of unknown ratio with a white
Arabic inscription, probably the name of the organization.Source: WDR,
German regional TV, entitled: “Land der Taliban” and broadcasted on 12 February
2009, for further information click:
www.weltweit.wdr.de.

It is a black flag of unknown ratio with a black Arabic inscription,
surrounded white, probably the name of the organization. Source: based on a
photo at: www.usatoday.com
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 February 2009